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Success: Practical Thinking Skills
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Part1: Positive Values for Success in Work and Life
- Introduction
- Aristotle – Optimizing Personal Happiness
- Kant – Acting on Moral Principles
- Mill – Contribution to Social Happiness
- Case Study: Smart Study in Higher Education
- Case Study: Success in a Job Interview
Part 2: Practical Thinking Skills
- Introduction
- Creative Problem-Solving Skills
- Five Faces of Creativity
- Ten Provocative Operations
- Six Thinking Hats
- Success Stories
- Bruce Lee
- Nick Vujicic
- J. K. Rowling
- Steve Jobs
- Micro-Move
- How to make a life-and-death decision
Part 3: Conclusion
- What makes your life successful for you?
Prerequisite
Instructors
Jack Chun
Senior Teaching Fellow
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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